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Hydrangea quercifolia Little Honey

Hydrangea quercifolia Little Honey
Oakleaf Hydrangea, Oak-leaved Hydrangea

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lovely young plant planted in the shade because I'm wary of hydrangeas... regularly watered during the heatwave, mulched, and yet it droops miserably as soon as it gets hot and dries up... I wonder what kind of roots it has... considering the situation, I won't be watering it every day either... you talk about well-drained soil! I'm not sure it will survive until autumn.

Juliette, 31/07/2022

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Known commonly as oakleaf hydrangea, this variety features sublime golden-yellow foliage, taking on orange-red hues in autumn that are accompanied by large panicles of trailing white flowers at the end of summer.
Flower size
25 cm
Height at maturity
1.50 m
Spread at maturity
2 m
Exposure
Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March to April, September to October
Recommended planting time February to April, August to October
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Description

Hydrangea quercifolia Little Honey, known as oakleaf hydrangea, is a variety with sublime golden-yellow foliage, taking on orange-red hues in autumn that are accompanied by large panicles of trailing white flowers towards the end of summer.

This pretty variety forms a bush wider than it is tall, reaching 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in height and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in width. It very elegantly shows off deciduous, very bright foliage, which is intense yellow at bud break before taking on anise-green hues in summer and finally becoming orange-red in autumn. The Little Honey hydrangea develops lovely white panicle flowers elongated, curved, nuanced in ivory-white that colour in autumn with washed pink. It blooms from the month of August.

Very hardy, Hydrangea quercifolia Little Honey appreciates bright exposures (but without direct sunlight) and grows in light and very draining soil. It tolerates limestone.

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Hydrangea quercifolia Little Honey (Flowering) Flowering
Hydrangea quercifolia Little Honey (Foliage) Foliage

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.50 m
Spread at maturity 2 m
Habit Irregular, bushy
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time August to October
Inflorescence Panicle
Flower size 25 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour golden

Botanical data

Genus

Hydrangea

Species

quercifolia

Cultivar

Little Honey

Family

Hydrangeaceae

Other common names

Oakleaf Hydrangea, Oak-leaved Hydrangea

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference7819481

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Planting and care

Hydrangea quercifolia Little Honey must be placed in a sunny (but not scorching) or semi-shaded position to achieve lovely autumn hues, and planted in a humus-bearing, neutral to acidic but very draining soil. When planting, install it in a deeply worked soil. A good base fertiliser (horn or dehydrated blood) will promote the recovery of your young plant and nourish it without risk of burning. At the end of summer, we advise you not to cut the dry umbels which will protect the terminal shoots of the branches in winter; you should cut all the dry flowers at the end of February or on the first summer days. The plant's spring vegetation appears quite late.

Planting period

Best planting time March to April, September to October
Recommended planting time February to April, August to October

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Free-standing, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Partial shade
Soil pH Neutral, Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil

Care

Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February to March
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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